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Community Development Department presenting the 2019 Annual Action for the use of CDBG funds, including the 2019-2020 CDBG budget, as prepared by the Citizen Advisory Committee and recommending approval.
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Presenter:
Jake Warner
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Description/Background:
Sandy City is an annual grantee of CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD requires that the City submit an annual action plan (AAP) prior to releasing the funds. The City's Citizen Participation Plan outlines that the City's Citizen Advisory Committee prepare and present, as a recommendation to the City Council, an AAP that advances the goals and objectives of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan. The City Council has approval authority for the AAP, within the regulations and requirements pertaining to the CDBG program. Following approval by the City Council, the AAP will be submitted to HUD.
Preparation for the 2019 program year (7/1/19-6/30/20) began with a needs analysis public hearing held by the Citizen Advisory Committe on September 19, 2018. The Committee then prepared a funding request application and established application review criteria. Funding request applications were accepted through January 7, 2019. Over the course of the next two months, the Committee reviewed, scored, and preparaed a recommendation that includes proposed projects and funding levels. The proposed AAP reflects the Committee's recommendations.
Fiscal Impact
HUD published the 2019 grant amounts on April 12, 2019. The City has been allocated $376,923 in CDBG funds for the 2019 program year. The 2019 allocation reflects a 4.3% decrease from the 2018 allocation ($394,010). Per HUD regulations, the City is limited to 20% ($76,622) of the annual allocation for Planning & Administration and 15% ($56,538.45) for Public Services. The proposed AAP includes reprogrammed funds of $6,187 from unexpended and unobligated prior year allocations, ...
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